Wildlife Watchpoint (water) #1

The new RSPB reserve at Saltholme has now opened! Access is from the A178, just north of the Transporter Bridge. The visitor centre is now open, and is magnificent.

So far, only one hide (Wildlife Watchpoint) is open, with another two scheduled for later in the year.

This rather old satellite image shows its location.The wetland has flooded considerably more than the satellite shows, creating open water, reedbeds and mudflats. To the rear of the hide is a feeding point with seeds.

As you might expect from a wetland centre, there were a lot of ducks. In the far distance were Teal.